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Living on the Edge – Story of an Iranian Student in US

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Re: Living on the Edge – Story of an Iranian Student in US

#11

> Sometimes, it feels like a backward prison here. You can leave, but you cannot come back. As an Iranian in the US, you are restricted. Oh, is that similar to how gays and lesbians are treated in Iran? Or worse?

Are you really blaming that Iranian guy for it?

Re: Living on the Edge – Story of an Iranian Student in US

#14

> Sometimes, it feels like a backward prison here. You can leave, but you cannot come back. As an Iranian in the US, you are restricted. Oh, is that similar to how gays and lesbians are treated in Iran? Or worse?

Similarly to another poster: is this the standard you hold the USA to? "It's not as bad as Iran"?

Re: Living on the Edge – Story of an Iranian Student in US

#15

> Sometimes, it feels like a backward prison here. You can leave, but you cannot come back. As an Iranian in the US, you are restricted. Oh, is that similar to how gays and lesbians are treated in Iran? Or worse?

I don't understand these types of comments. Why bother arguing that [some country] is worse than yours when they have experiences that you most likely will never ecounter personally.

One way to improve is to be able to open oneself, or in this case, a whole country, to criticism. Merely rebutting with "my country is superiors to yours!" adds nothing of value and puts forth a level of ignorance that should not be tolerated in today's society. Thank you.

Re: Living on the Edge – Story of an Iranian Student in US

#16
post #10

I think all immigrants and nonimmigrants in the US face some degree of this, though obviously the Iran and friends group is significantly worse off. American citizens don't realize the restrictions placed on even "friendly" aliens (excluding LPRs for the most part): (1) AR-11 form to file every time you move so the government can keep track of your address. (2) You cannot perform any work in the US, paid or unpaid, t…

This x1000

This isn't Twitch chat.

Re: Living on the Edge – Story of an Iranian Student in US

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post #10

I think all immigrants and nonimmigrants in the US face some degree of this, though obviously the Iran and friends group is significantly worse off. American citizens don't realize the restrictions placed on even "friendly" aliens (excluding LPRs for the most part): (1) AR-11 form to file every time you move so the government can keep track of your address. (2) You cannot perform any work in the US, paid or unpaid, t…

This x1000

Please try to be more substantive in your comments. The equivalent of "+1" or "me, too" doesn't add much to the conversation.

Re: Living on the Edge – Story of an Iranian Student in US

#18

I think all immigrants and nonimmigrants in the US face some degree of this, though obviously the Iran and friends group is significantly worse off. American citizens don't realize the restrictions placed on even "friendly" aliens (excluding LPRs for the most part): (1) AR-11 form to file every time you move so the government can keep track of your address. (2) You cannot perform any work in the US, paid or unpaid, t…

On (6) - I had a US LLC with bank account without even visiting US.

Re: Living on the Edge – Story of an Iranian Student in US

#19
I had a friend when I was in grad school who was from Iran, during the Iranian revolution. We had a lot of discussions on what was happening and why. He was still intent on getting his grad degree and going back home and teaching Chemistry. I lost track of him so I wonder what happened. Education is a great way to bring people together. Treating people like dirt is a great way to ruin everything.
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